Convicted Mayor Vows to Return
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Federal Jury to Probe Tonti Allegations SEE STOBY PAGE 2 Sumiy, Warm Sunny and warm today, to. morrow and again Thursday. FINAL Thundershowers possible J Hed Bank, Freehold tonight. / LongJJranch EDITION Monmouth County's Outstanding Home Newspaper VOL. 94 NO. 6 BED BANK, N.J., TUESDAY, JULY 6,1971 TEN CENTS • *» *A L?*%Xii<£&<U$> i Convicted Mayor Vows to Return _ •.. .-'. • . /v> ^ ........ " • _ ' .. ...•••.•••••••'.•. By DENNIS STEBN three men returned the con- "$165,000. first in the indictment. No date for sentencing was Jersey City they had to pay charges, said that as a result victions.in federal court here The jury foreman, Huby Convicted with Whelan, set. kickbacks of up to 10 per cent of the convictions his,office' NEWARK (AP) - Jersey after nearly four hours'of de- McCullough, read the verdict Kunz and Wolfe were: Jersey Whelan said he would have to "the boys downtown." would undertake some flew in- City Mayor Thomas J. Whelan liberations . in an extraor- count by count to a hushed City Council President the city corporation council Kenny Severed vestigations.' "•' '"'.'••• says he will be back at his dinary holiday weekend ses- courtroom. Only with Jersey Thomas Flaherty, Hudson determine the applicability of Longtime Hudson County He said the convictions of city hall desk in a few days, sion. City Business Administrator County Treasurer Joseph a state statute that requires Democratic boss John V. Ken- ' \ddonizio,and'Wneian, may- although a federal jury has The original indictment last Philipp Kunz was the repeti- b'tapleton, Hudson County Po- the resignation of public offi- ny, originally a defendant, vrs. of the state's'twdlargest convicted him and seven oth- November charged each de- tion of ••guilty" findings bro- lice Chief Fred Kropke, Jer- cials convicted of a crime. was severed from the case be- :itieS, showed tfrat people of ers of extorting kickbacks fendant with two counts of ken. Kunz was convicted on 17 sey City Purchasing Agent Defense lawyers said ap- cause of poor health.'U.S.' \W Jersey'"can ngut city from contractors over a sev-' conspiracy to extort and 32 counts and acquitted on the Bernard Murphy and Port of peals were certain in the Atty. Herbert J. Stern has ' nalj:" : ' ' ' ' ,"•;'"'"' ' en-year period. counts of extorting $182,000 other 12. New York Authority Commis- case, but no papers will be said that Kenny master- Three others also were in- Whalen, who was smiling : from contractors, engineers The only defendant to react sioner William Sternkopf. filed until after sentencing. minded the kickback oper- ' iicted last November, One de- and relaxed yesterday after and suppliers doing business during the reading of the ver- No Date Set During the trial the govern- ation that netted proceeds in iendant pleaded guilty to one the jury foreman announced with Jersey City and Hudson dicts was Hudson County Conviction on each count ment called witnesses who the "millions." :ount of conspiracy and was' that the mayor had been County. Democratic Party Chairman except one carries a max- said Whalen and Flaherty had Stern, who as chief assis- severed from the case and found guilty of. all 29 counts, 5 Counts Dropped Walter Wolfe, who dropped imum of 20 years imprison- more than $1.2 million in un- tant U.S. attorney a year ago :wo others were severed after said he would take two days Five counts were dismissed his h.ead into his hands as ment and a fine of $10,000. known banks. successfully prosecuted for- agreeing to testify for the gov- off, but vowed to be back in by U.S. Dist. Court Judge Mrs. McCullough announced The second conspiracy count Other witnesses, primarily mer Newark Mayor Hugh J. ernment under a grant of ira- his office on Thursday. Robert Shaw, dropping the (he first guilty verdict against carries a maximum of a five contractors, said that to do Addonizio and four others on nunifv from prosecution. , : The jury of nine women and sum of the extortion to Whelan. whose name came year term and a ^10,000 fine. business in Hudson County or extortion and conspiracy See Jersey, Page 2 < 'The Fourth'Is Big Hit By LONIA EFTHYVOUMJU near," he said. "It all went ry Kamm, director of public said. A full day of activities, well," Mr. Minear said, "we relations. Mr. Kamm esti- In Freehold, the Greater shows, demonstrations and RED BANK- The warm had no mishaps and no prob- mated that well over 5,000 Monmouth Fair, held at Free- contests, culminated with a and sunny weekend weather lems." people watched the fireworks. hold Raceway, closed "with a •traditional fireworks display resulted in 'one of the best In neighboring Eatontown, "It took at least an hour to bang," as promised on Sun- watched by thousands of Fourth of July holidays I can Mayor Herbert E. Werner es- clear the parking lots," he dav. spectators. \ remember," as one visitor to timated the crowd watching the shore, put it. the fireworks at the Lewis St. Many thousands thronged playground, at more than to the beaches all along the 3.00*0. bay and shore areas. Howard Wants Law That borough's holiday pa- "We're bursting at the rade, went off at a tre- seams, here," said Capt. John mendous swing, with all Carmody. Sea Bright's acting scheduled organizations tak- chief of police, echoing the ing part. Also in the parade On Declassification story of the other resorts. were contingents from Ft. WASHINGTON •- As a re- very same people who have marked -top.secret' during. Celebrations in the various Monmouth, with Maj. tier). municipalities during The sult of the publication of the elected thetti to office. Wprid War II and Korea are HuehS. Foster Jr., on the re- ' secret Pentagon, papers, Rep. "At the 'present time,.the: still classified as such even Fourth, itself, also drew viewing stand with Mayor record crowds. James J. Howard, D-N..J. has review procedure for.de- though they are no longer se- Werner and other digni- announced that he will in- ' classifying secret information cret, nor'-of interest to anyone Largest Yet taries. "Over 15,000," was one es- troduce legislation- shortly to is so vague that many papers but possibly-a few historians. timate of the crowd which creat a high-level, commissions ••It was quite a day we had to declassify secret govern-: watched the fireworks dis- here," said Mayor Harold H. play at Red Bank. ment documents. ; Foulks of Middletown. de- "Much of the material con- . •••'J APWinptioli Alfred Gatta, director of scribing activities there. The EAST ROOM SIGNING — president Rfchard NFxon signs the Con- recreation said, "It was the tained in the secret Pentagon Italian Culture Miss Middletown pageant, papers, should-have been de- stitution's newest amendment which guarantees 18-year-olds the right to largest crowd 1 have ever swimming and other contests, vote In all elections, Robert Kunzig, general services administrator, waits seen in Marine Park, and classified and Jt is my consid- drew large crowds of specta- ered judgment that it was to certify btffcialy ratification of the 26th amendment. Theslgnlng took along the hill." tors. place Sunday In East Room of the White.House In Washington. Paul Lari- Describing the display. Mr. kept top secret for political • reasons rather than those of ort mer of Concord, Calif., a member of the singing group. "Young Ameri- Gatta said, "It was one'of the The fireworks display al national security," Mr. How- cans" also signed the amendment. most spectacular I have Ideal Beach crowned the; seen." Some aboard the esti- ard said. There is a great Italian cultural heritage in the Bayshore day's activities. Joseph M. area. mated 400 boats on the Naves- McCarthy, Middtetown's chief "Regardless of how a per- ink river seemed to agree, if son feels about the way those It was In the 1880s when the Italians first settled there of police estimated that a and, since that time, they have made great contributions to . one was to judge from the en- crowd of well over 10,000 must papers were leaked to the Sen. Case Protests thusiastic sounding of sirens, press and subsequently pub- the county, state, and the nation. have watched. "The,y The heritage is being preserved by the Matawan Italian- whistles and horns, after each crowded off our own beach lished, I think that most per- spectacular burst. sons justifiably feel that they American Association/an outgrowth of the Christopher Colum- onto the beaches of neighbor- should have been told more bus Club that played such an important role in the 1930s. In Red Bank, crowds start- ing municipalities," he said, - Membership has grown and today there is also an aux- ed collecting at Marine Park about our actions in Southeast TACFIRE's Switch Asia," Mr. Howard continued. iliary. The'activities are social - but they are geared also to early and waited for the after- Both Mayor Foulks and' "Members of Congress are benefit the community and stress the Italian-American tradi- By DORIS KULMAN poured into new construction sons Mr. Resor gave for the noon's concert, featuring John Chief McCarthy agreed the tions. ' • at Ft. Gordon versus the com- change in TACFIRE plans. ' Luckenbill and his group. day went off without a hitch, particularly responsive to the paratively small amount for The senator hasn't received without any problems. "Traf- people they have the privilege Daily Register Staff Reporter Marybeth Allen spent a day The Army Signal School at Councilman Edward Min- interviewing members of the Italian-American Association Ft. Gordon, Ga., is slated to new construction at Ft.